War in Ukraine, technical and military aspects only

[Josh]

8 hours ago, Markus Becker said:

Indeed? No idea how reliable that account is. 

 

 

Not sure what caused the crash but the loss seems real enough.

[Soldier36]

Rare footage of the combat work of the Russian air defense system "Pantsir-S1" in the Belgorod region of Russia. The video shows the interception of Ukrainian RM-70 Vampire MLRS missiles. As can be seen in the video, the combat work is quite effective and outwardly resembles the work of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system. Reportedly, 25 shells of the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system and three unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian army were intercepted.

 

 

[Soldier36]

Assembly of T-80BVM tanks, inspection of the Omsktransmash tank plant. Footage of the visit by the Russian Minister of Defense to the T-80BVM tank production plant in the Omsk region. In the video you can see the assembly of T-80BVM tanks, gas turbine engines GTD-1250 or GTD-1500 at the Omsktransmash tank plant. The plant management reported that all T-80BVM tanks, while still on the assembly line, are equipped with the “Cape” camouflage system and a protective visor, also called a barbecue. It is worth noting that the tanks still do not have protection for the base of the turret and the engine compartment from FPV drones, these are the vulnerable spots of the tank, the main damage to tanks now occurs in these places. Despite the skepticism about the T-14 Armata tank, it is being produced and is being mastered by cadets; one of the new tanks will be shown at the end of the video, along with the T-90M Proryv tank, on which the Relikt dynamic protection was installed. The company’s management also reported to the minister about an increase in the production of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A “Solntsepek” by 2.5 times. This was achieved through the expansion of production capacity, the transition to a 24-hour work schedule and an increase in personnel by 1,200 people in 2023. 
Summing up, the minister noted that the company promptly solves all assigned tasks. To date, the issue with the production and supply of new engines of higher power has been resolved.

 

 

[JWB]

Ukrainian Improvised Air-Defense Network

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsf/articles/2024041905226.aspx

[Markus Becker]

4 hours ago, bojan said:

Some Russian sources say fire on one engine and spread to other one. FB says that he has no reliable info so far.

ION, exotics, US 203mm projectiles and charges used in 2S7/M Pion/Malka by Russians. Most likely from Iran:

https://t.me/rustroyka1945/16589

203 US/Iranian millimeters are the same as 203 Soviet/Russian millimeters I guess. 

[sunday]

4 minutes ago, Markus Becker said:

203 US/Iranian millimeters are the same as 203 Soviet/Russian millimeters I guess. 

Most likely. No "Enfield-inch" analogues here.

[Markus Becker]

Enfield inch? 

Measuring caliber across the lands instead across the grooves? Thus turning 7.92 into 7.7? 

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4 minutes ago, Markus Becker said:

Enfield inch? 

Measuring caliber across the lands instead across the grooves? Thus turning 7.92 into 7.7? 

It's this:

http://dunkirk1940.org/index.php?&p=1_434

People still using Imperial measurements for anything baffles me. But at least this dates back to an earlier era so you can kind of excuse it.

[Roman Alymov]

9 hours ago, Perun said:

@Roman Alymov do you know more about this

Sorry, was out of town. Pro-Rus sources say it was engine fire - crew was trying to reach airfield but as result of fire systems were going out one after another as plane was melting, so finally plane commander have ejected the crew and then ejected himself. Not clear what caused fatality among crew  -  as commander (who was last to eject) survived and is in hospital now.

    Also. despite "official" reason of fire is engine air flow problems, some pro-Rus bloggers traditionally blame top brass for friendly fire by AD.

    Anyway, planes of this age after decades of neglect in 1990th-2000th are quite prone to technical incidents.

[bojan]

3 hours ago, Markus Becker said:

203 US/Iranian millimeters are the same as 203 Soviet/Russian millimeters I guess. 

Both have common ancestor, Vickers 8" howitzer from WW1.

Edited April 19 by bojan

[Perun]

1 hour ago, Roman Alymov said:

Sorry, was out of town. Pro-Rus sources say it was engine fire - crew was trying to reach airfield but as result of fire systems were going out one after another as plane was melting, so finally plane commander have ejected the crew and then ejected himself. Not clear what caused fatality among crew  -  as commander (who was last to eject) survived and is in hospital now.

    Also. despite "official" reason of fire is engine air flow problems, some pro-Rus bloggers traditionally blame top brass for friendly fire by AD.

    Anyway, planes of this age after decades of neglect in 1990th-2000th are quite prone to technical incidents.

No problem, mate 👍

[TrustMe]

1 hour ago, Roman Alymov said:

Sorry, was out of town. Pro-Rus sources say it was engine fire - crew was trying to reach airfield but as result of fire systems were going out one after another as plane was melting, so finally plane commander have ejected the crew and then ejected himself. Not clear what caused fatality among crew  -  as commander (who was last to eject) survived and is in hospital now.

    Also. despite "official" reason of fire is engine air flow problems, some pro-Rus bloggers traditionally blame top brass for friendly fire by AD.

    Anyway, planes of this age after decades of neglect in 1990th-2000th are quite prone to technical incidents.

Doesn't the Tu22 have a downward ejection seat? i'm not sure but if it does it was badly designed.

[Roman Alymov]

5 minutes ago, TrustMe said:

Doesn't the Tu22 have a downward ejection seat? i'm not sure but if it does it was badly designed.

Yes Tu-22 crew was ejected "down"

resullting in minimal safe ejection heights of 350m

But Tu-22M3 is in fact different plane, crew ejected "up", even from the ground (but at minimal speed 150kmh to blow away upper hatches)

emotional description of ejection process from retured Tu-22M3 pilot (in Rus)

 

[sunday]

6 minutes ago, TrustMe said:

Doesn't the Tu22 have a downward ejection seat? i'm not sure but if it does it was badly designed.

Plenty of planes were designed with downward-firing ejection seats.

https://www.ejectionsite.com/downwardseats.htm

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220802-why-some-aircraft-had-downward-firing-ejector-seats

But the Tu-22Ms are equipped with zero-zero seats, firing upwards

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/27518-accidental-ejection-from-tu-22m3-bomber-kills-3-pilots

[crazyinsane105]

 

[bojan]

It fell 400km from a frontline, so IMO shotdown can be most probably discounted.

[crazyinsane105]

22 minutes ago, bojan said:

It fell 400km from a frontline, so IMO shotdown can be most probably discounted.

Yup. 

[Perun]

 

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[TrustMe]

13 hours ago, sunday said:

Plenty of planes were designed with downward-firing ejection seats.

https://www.ejectionsite.com/downwardseats.htm

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220802-why-some-aircraft-had-downward-firing-ejector-seats

But the Tu-22Ms are equipped with zero-zero seats, firing upwards

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/27518-accidental-ejection-from-tu-22m3-bomber-kills-3-pilots

Cool find. Thanks Sunday & Roman.

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13 hours ago, bojan said:

It fell 400km from a frontline, so IMO shotdown can be most probably discounted.

I think early reports had it as 200 or 300 km which made a shoot down sound more plausible.

[RETAC21]

14 hours ago, bojan said:

It fell 400km from a frontline, so IMO shotdown can be most probably discounted.

Ukrainians seem to be claiming to have used a S-200 that hit it at about 300 or so kilometers, then the plane kept on flying for some time until the pilots ejected, which would tally with damage + fire extending from one engine to the other and would be visible enough for some random guy to pick up his phone and get a video of the plane falling.

[Soldier36]

“The Kalashnikov Concern presented a new Russian UAV SKAT 350M. The drone is the result of a modernization of the well-proven Supercam 350 UAV, which often works in conjunction with the Lancet kamikaze drone; there is a video about all drones on the channel.
The UAV is designed for aerial surveillance, searching for objects in the optical and infrared ranges. The SKAT 350M UAV received a new design of the wing and control elements; its mechanical strength and reliability were improved. Many functions have been automated, an automatic operating mode has been introduced, and a new battery controller has been installed. A new target load has appeared, and technical solutions have been implemented to improve the functioning of daylight and thermal imaging cameras. A module with updated algorithms is also installed, providing target acquisition and tracking.
The SKAT 350M UAV is equipped with an electric motor and is capable of reaching speeds of up to 120 km/h with a range of up to 100 kilometers at altitudes of up to 2000 meters. The weight of the UAV is 15 kg, the flight time is up to 4 hours, it is launched from a catapult.

 

 

[glenn239]

32 minutes ago, RETAC21 said:

Ukrainians seem to be claiming to have used a S-200 that hit it at about 300 or so kilometers, then the plane kept on flying for some time until the pilots ejected, which would tally with damage + fire extending from one engine to the other and would be visible enough for some random guy to pick up his phone and get a video of the plane falling.

The odds that an aircraft would just by chance happen to suffer this level of catastrophic engine fire at that exact moment of egress from the front lines seems less likely than it was damaged by an S-200 and flew for a distance before crashing.